A Terrible Situation

"Please, Lady Tsunade!"

When news of Uchiha You's recovery reached Tsunade, she immediately had him come to the hospital for a series of examinations.

With Tsunade pressed against his chest, he could feel her body heat and the pressure of her ample curves, leaving Uchiha You frozen stiff.

"Strange. How did your body recover so quickly?"

After finishing the examination, Tsunade fell into self-doubt. She found that You's body had fully recovered. The special substance that damaged his cells had completely vanished, and he was otherwise in perfect health. If she had not known what had happened to him before, Tsunade would have suspected she was dreaming.

"Looks like you won't need my medical ninjutsu after all."

She spoke with a hint of regret. She had originally wanted to study You's body and take her medical ninjutsu to the next level, but she had not expected him to recover so quickly.

However, when Tsunade looked up and saw You rolling his eyes, she immediately realized there was something wrong with what she had just said.

"Ahem. In any case, congratulations on your recovery. Also, I'm curious what kind of ability healed your body."

"You'll still need to cooperate with my examinations for a while. I mean, to make sure there won't be any aftereffects."

Fine, not even she believed that.

"As long as Lady Tsunade agrees to one thing, I can come to the hospital regularly for examinations."

He wanted to turn the rumors into fact, and Tsunade happened to meet the condition.

"Oh? What is it?"

Hearing that he would still come to the hospital for examinations, Tsunade set down her diagnostic equipment.

"Please announce to the public that Lady Tsunade cured my illness."

It was only a simple promise. After thinking for a moment, Tsunade understood the reason behind it.

"Sure. Then, my little assistant, are you ready to be examined from head to toe?"

Seeing that smile, Uchiha You felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed his life would become miserable from now on!

"I'm still a child. Please be gentle!"

An hour later, Tsunade happily organized her medical equipment, which was filled with all kinds of diagnostic results.

Those results had all been bought with Uchiha You's body.

He left Konoha Hospital looking completely drained. Over the course of that hour, aside from the necessary examinations, he had also endured blood draws, tests, and all sorts of pain inflicted on his body.

Thinking back on what had happened made You quicken his pace in fright.

"If I had a choice, I definitely wouldn't have made a deal with Tsunade."

Fortunately, he could control the radioactive elements in his blood and would not harm Tsunade. Of course, his blood had also become ordinary Uchiha Clan blood. No matter how Tsunade examined it, she would not discover anything unusual.

However, on his way back, You once again felt someone watching him.

"Who is it!"

The other party was clearly targeting him, and only after You entered the clan grounds did that gaze disappear.

Uchiha You already had several suspects in mind. The most suspicious was the Hokage faction, though he did not know which member of that faction it was.

Hopefully, it wasn't Danzo!

As You returned home along the edge of the clan grounds, he noticed some traces in the outer area.

Because this area was remote, no one came here. The trees had also withered, and the scene before him might remain unchanged for months.

"Come out, whoever's hiding in the shadows."

The other party had followed him into the area filled with radioactive elements. As those elements clung to the person's body, You spotted the person behind him.

Bang!

A puff of white smoke appeared, and an ordinary dead branch atop a tree transformed into a ninja wearing a fox mask.

Qian Xishou looked at Uchiha You and grew interested in how he had discovered him. He asked, "How did you find me?"

"I've lived here for a long time. I can notice even the slightest change."

You gave a vague answer. The moment he saw the mask, he knew whose man this was.

"Excellent powers of observation."

Right in front of Uchiha You, Qian Xishou took a record sheet from his robes, wrote a few notes on it, and said approvingly, "Based on my observations during this time, you have what it takes to become an outstanding ninja."

"Furthermore, the organization I belong to is the ANBU, founded by the Second Hokage. Once you graduate from the Ninja Academy, you can come intern with the ANBU."

"After you join, you can serve that lord."

Qian Xishou did not mention that person's name. If the Hokage found out about this, it would create a great deal of trouble.

But when Uchiha You heard "that lord," he inwardly cried out in alarm. The Hokage certainly would not be referred to that way. There was only one person who could extend his hand into the ANBU.

Shimura Danzo!

There was an unwritten rule in the shinobi world: Danzo had a hand in every bad deed in the shinobi world. He was known as the Darkness of the Shinobi World!

"I won't interfere with your life. After today's meeting, I'll disappear. I look forward to you joining us a year from now."

Qian Xishou had no intention of staying. After saying a few simple words, he prepared to leave. This was still Uchiha Clan territory, and if Uchiha clan members discovered him, escaping would be difficult.

Only Uchiha You stood there, staring gravely into the forest.

"Being targeted by Danzo isn't a good thing, but if he wants to monitor me..."

"I wonder whether your body can withstand it."

He had no goodwill whatsoever toward Root. The thought of them watching him and exposing him to Danzo's gaze filled him with disgust.

Those uranium elements would slowly erode the other party's body. Within a week at most, he would become a corpse.

After returning to his room, Uchiha You began planning what to do next. Clearly, both Danzo and Uchiha He had taken notice of him.

Although he felt no sense of belonging toward the village, now was not the time to leave it.

"In the end, I'm still too weak."

Even with the uranium elements stimulating and greatly strengthening his body, he was still only a child. He had not graduated from the Ninja Academy, and the only ninjutsu he had mastered were the Three Basic Techniques and several c-rank ninjutsu.

The road to becoming strong was long indeed!

"I'll still have to play along with them for now."

Being forced to choose sides displeased him, but while they still believed he posed no threat, this was the best time for him to develop.

"Hurry up and grow stronger, until I can control my own fate!"

He thought of a ninja cheat that could speed up his growth.

The Uchiha Clan wanted to invest in him, but how could a few ninja tools possibly satisfy You's needs?

Through Fugaku, he found Uchiha He and applied for a Shadow Clone Technique!

Although the Uchiha Clan's chakra reserves could not compare to those of the Senju Clan or Uzumaki Clan, as descendants of the Otsutsuki Clan, the chakra in Uchiha blood far exceeded that of ordinary civilian ninjas.

The Shadow Clone Technique was something he absolutely had to have.